Armed Forces: Royal Irish Regiment

Lord Astor of Hever: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	When they expect to announce the details of the after-care package for the widows and families of members of the Royal Irish Regiment home service battalions and the Ulster Defence Regiment killed in the course of their duties (as stated by the right honourable Adam Ingram MP to Lady Hermon MP on 9 March (Official Report, col. 906).

Lord Drayson: As my right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces said in his Statement on 9 March in another place, work is continuing to develop the precise elements of the aftercare package. We recognise the interest in the outcome of this detailed work and we are keen to tell members of the Home Service at the earliest opportunity.

Cancer: Cervical

Baroness Gould of Potternewton: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	(a) how many cases of cervical cancer there have been since 1995; and (b) what the mortality rates for cervical cancer have been since 1995, in each case broken down by Strategic Health Authority.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The Information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Karen Dunnell, National Statistician and Registrar General, to Baroness Gould dated 23 March 2006
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning (a) how many cases of cervical cancer there have been since 1995; and (b) what the mortality rates for cervical cancer have been since 1995, in each case broken down by Strategic Health Authority. (HL4663)
	The most recent available information on registration of newly diagnosed cases of cancer (incidence) is for the year 2003. The latest figures on mortality are for the year 2004. Numbers of cases of cervical cancer by Strategic Health Authority are presented in Table 1 below. Numbers of deaths are given in Table 2. Age standardised mortality rates (directly standardised to the European standard population) are given in Table 3. These are presented as three-year moving averages from 1995, due to the small numbers of deaths in each Strategic Health Authority.
	
		Table 1: Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of cervical cancer1 registered in England, 1995-2003, by Strategic Health Authority
		
			  Strategic Health Authority 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
			 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 119 100 86 100 78 89 85 81 86 
			 Q02 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 70 82 71 57 69 64 58 53 49 
			 Q03 Essex 66 64 55 57 60 54 51 62 58 
			 Q04 North West London 88 81 104 70 65 67 56 70 62 
			 Q05 North Central London 52 38 57 46 37 48 42 54 45 
			 Q06 North East London 65 83 65 69 70 84 75 70 47 
			 Q07 South East London 88 64 65 66 92 58 60 72 55 
			 Q08 South West London 60 63 58 64 54 50 41 56 56 
			 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne & Wear 72 106 87 86 92 71 82 62 76 
			 Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley 66 57 77 73 77 81 71 71 76 
			 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 89 117 93 119 112 107 90 93 101 
			 Q12 West Yorkshire 150 158 159 154 156 120 144 143 123 
			 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 153 160 127 114 115 108 131 96 98 
			 Q14 Greater Manchester 204 205 161 179 181 170 144 142 137 
			 Q15 Cheshire & Merseyside 177 153 163 158 129 130 135 122 136 
			 Q16 Thames Valley 93 84 64 69 97 79 62 86 95 
			 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 117 90 94 90 90 88 85 63 74 
			 Q18 Kent and Medway 73 66 82 80 75 73 76 67 69 
			 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 150 122 134 105 81 96 79 85 106 
			 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 115 98 119 120 162 96 159 120 114 
			 Q21 South West Peninsula 77 84 92 95 106 100 78 86 77 
			 Q22 Dorset and Somerset 62 53 62 71 99 60 53 64 49 
			 Q23 South Yorkshire 93 66 76 73 75 88 73 50 70 
			 Q24 Trent 149 157 135 122 138 110 133 128 131 
			 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 64 68 87 70 96 88 94 73 79 
			 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 75 98 93 90 88 61 95 77 75 
			 Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country 184 157 144 126 119 118 132 119 102 
			 Q28 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 88 67 95 89 89 83 81 63 79 
		
	
	1 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C53.
	Source: Office for National Statistics
	
		Table 2: Numbers of deaths from cervical cancer1 registered in England, 1995-2004,2 by Strategic Health Authority
		
			  Strategic Health Authority 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
			 QOl Norfolk, Suffolk and 
			 Cambridgeshire 52 53 51 41 42 37 33 28 31 29 
			 Q02 Bedfordshire and 
			 Hertfordshire 29 24 21 23 23 25 28 26 18 16 
			 Q03 Essex 41 28 32 26 21 32 16 17 25 34 
			 Q04 North West London 30 47 35 32 26 21 30 22 22 25 
			 Q05 North Central London 23 19 14 20 11 27 16 23 18 15 
			 Q06 North East London 29 35 26 30 30 31 35 33 26 25 
			 Q07 South East London 31 35 26 29 36 32 25 28 26 19 
			 Q08 South West London 24 34 29 24 24 24 21 15 18 16 
			 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne &   Wear 41 37 48 36 28 29 35 30 25 31 
			 Q10 County Durham and Tees   Valley 35 27 27 25 29 27 31 23 16 35 
			 Q11 North and East Yorkshire 
			 and Northern Lincolnshire 
			  41 45 37 51 36 31 38 28 28 28 
			 Q12 West Yorkshire 63 54 70 66 61 55 47 69 51 39 
			 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 66 73 53 55 52 44 42 44 32 42 
			 Q14 Greater Manchester 76 81 61 62 61 67 61 55 58 57 
			 Q15 Cheshire & Merseyside 72 97 67 79 80 71 61 53 62 52 
			 Q16 Thames Valley 34 29 23 33 20 27 23 23 22 21 
			 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of 
			 Wight 
			  42 31 45 44 30 35 37 29 34 32 
			 Q18 Kent and Medway 38 30 38 30 40 43 25 39 35 31 
			 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 66 51 50 44 49 42 41 37 42 41 
			 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire 
			 and Wiltshire 57 53 49 39 32 38 36 33 39 29 
			 Q21 South West Peninsula 42 56 50 46 40 53 39 37 36 49 
			 Q22 Dorset and Somerset 27 18 31 39 25 33 21 20 23 22 
			 Q23 South Yorkshire 37 50 41 35 36 31 30 20 28 27 
			 Q24 Trent 64 69 70 34 50 55 50 55 54 43 
			 Q25 Leicestershire, 
			 Northamptonshire and 
			 Rutland 31 27 34 34 27 24 27 21 28 26 
			 Q26 Shropshire and 
			 Staffordshire 
			  37 39 34 33 36 33 34 29 22 37 
			 Q27 Birmingham and the 
			 Black Country 77 63 46 45 47 37 45 50 47 54 
			 Q28 Coventry, Warwickshire, 
			 Herefordshire and 
			 Worcestershire 37 35 33 36 23 24 32 32 22 20 
		
	
	1 Data selected using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD9) code 180 for the years 1995 to 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD 10) C53 for 2001 onwards.
	2 Data are for registrations of death in each calendar year.
	Source: Office for National Statistics
	
		Table 3: Age-standardised mortality rates1 for cervical cancer,2 1995-2004,3 three-year moving averages, by Strategic Health Authority
		
			  atStrategic Health authority 1995-1997 1996-1998 1997-1999 1998-2000 1999-2001 2000-2002 2001-2003 2002-2004 
			 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and 
			 Cambridgeshire 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.8 
			 Q02 Bedfordshire and 
			 Hertfordshire 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.0 
			 Q03 Essex 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.6 2.0 
			 Q04 North West London 4.1 4.2 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 
			 Q05 North Central London 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.9 2.7 3.3 2.9 2.8 
			 Q06 North East London 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.6 
			 Q07 South East London 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.1 2.8 
			 Q08 South West London 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.2 
			 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne & 
			 Wear 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.0 
			 Q10 County Durham and Tees 
			 Valley 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.3 
			 Q11 North and East Yorkshire 
			 and Northern 
			 Lincolnshire 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.9 
			 Q12 West Yorkshire 5.0 4.9 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.8 
			 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.1 
			 Q14 Greater Manchester 4.9 4.5 3.9 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 
			 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside 5.2 5.2 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.0 3.6 3.4 
			 Q16 Thames Valley 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 
			 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.6 
			 Q18 Kent and Medway 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2 
			 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 
			 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and 
			 Wiltshire 3.8 3.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 
			 Q21 South West Peninsula 4.6 4.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.3 
			 Q22 Dorset and Somerset 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 
			 Q23 South Yorkshire 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.2 
			 Q24 Trent 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.6 
			 Q25 Leicestershire, 
			 Northamptonshire and 
			 Rutland 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 
			 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.6 2.7 
			 Q27 Birmingham and the Black 
			 Country 4.5 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 
			 Q28 Coventry, Warwickshire, 
			 Herefordshire and 
			 Worcestershire 
			  3.7 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.1 2.5 
		
	
	(1)Rate per 100,000 standardised to the European standard population.
	2 Data selected using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD9) code 180 for the years 1995 to 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD10) C53 for 2001 onwards.
	3 Data are for registrations of death in each calendar year.
	Source: Office for National Statistics

Cancer: Cervical

Baroness Gould of Potternewton: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What analysis they have undertaken to assess the impact which a human papillomavirus vaccine would have on (a) the number of cases of cervical cancer; (b) the treatment costs of cervical cancer; and (c) targeting health inequalities; and
	What analysis they have undertaken to assess the additional impact a human papillomavirus vaccine would have on (a) assisting access to genito-urinary clinics within 48 hours; and (b) the treatment costs of genital warts.

Lord Warner: The Department of Health is taking a joined-up approach in considering the development of the human papillomavirus vaccines. Officials from the department's vaccine, cancer and sexual health teams are in continuing discussions with NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, the Health Protection Agency, the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and prominent researchers in the field.

Children: Custody

Lord Lester of Herne Hill: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether they will implement the recommendations made in the Lord Carlile of Berriew's independent inquiry into the use of physical restraint, solitary confinement and forcible strip searching of children in prisons, secure training centres and local authority secure children's homes.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave the noble Baroness, Lady Stern, on 14 March 2006, (Official Report, col. 1093).

Civil Partnerships: Foreign Countries

Lord Avebury: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Which governments of foreign territories have been asked whether they have any objection to the British Consulate in that territory registering same-sex partnerships between (a) two British nationals; (b) a British national and a national of the territory concerned; or (c) a British national and a national of some other foreign country; and, in each case, what was the name of the territory or state; the date of the request; the date of the reply; and whether the registration of each type of partnership was acceptable.

Lord Triesman: In April 2004, all British Consulates were asked to send a note to their respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs inquiring whether there would be any objection to the consulate registering a same-sex partnership between either two British nationals; a British national and a national of the territory concerned, or a British national and another national of a foreign country.
	Consulates kept a record of the correspondence and the subsequent reply. To date, the following foreign governments have agreed to British consulates registering same-sex partnerships in categories (a), (b) and (c):
	
		
			 Country Date note received 
			 Australia 13/11/05 
			 Colombia 30/6/05 
			 Costa Rica 13/7/05 
			 Czech Republic 13/6/05 
			 Hungary 26/5/05 
			 Ireland 8/12/05 
			 Japan 19/4/05 
			 Moldova 10/10/05 
			 Portugal 20/12/05 
			 South Africa 7/11/05 
			 Switzerland 20/6/05 
			 Turkmenistan 23/5/05 
			 Uruguay 18/1/06 
		
	
	British Consular staff can register same-sex partnerships in the following countries provided these are between two British nationals or a British national and a national of a third country.
	
		
			 Country Date note received 
			 Croatia 30/11/05 
			 Latvia 16/12/05 
			 Mongolia 30/5/05 
			 Vietnam 26/4/05

Civil Service

Lord Hanningfield: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Which of the ministerial gifts detailed on the Cabinet Office website which were received by the Prime Minister since June 2001 were (a) received overseas; and (b) received within the United Kingdom.

Lord Bassam of Brighton: The detailed information requested is not recorded in such a way that can be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.

Civil Service

Baroness Wilcox: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether the fact they were able to bring forward at short notice revisions to the Civil Service Code strengthens the case for the Civil Service Bill so that the service's core values are enshrined in primary legislation; and
	Whether in finalising the revised Civil Service Code they will ensure that it states explicitly that special advisers are, except for political impartiality, required to observe the key Civil Service values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.

Lord Bassam of Brighton: Consultation on a new Civil Service Code was launched on 27 January 2006. In launching the consultation, the Cabinet Secretary said that the new code reaffirmed the historic Civil Service values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
	The consultation period for the new Civil Service Code ends on 21 April. The Government will then consider the responses received before finalising the new code.
	The Government are considering the responses received to their proposals for legislation for the Civil Service.

EU: Defence

Baroness Knight of Collingtree: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	To what extent the confirmation by European Union defence Ministers of the policy to move towards a European defence industry will require the United Kingdom to purchase defence equipment exclusively from European Union countries.

Lord Drayson: The United Kingdom is working with European partners and institutions to improve both the effectiveness of the European defence equipment market (through greater openness and use of competition) and the efficiency of European defence industries. None of these initiatives would require the UK to purchase defence equipment exclusively from European Union countries. All member states will remain free to look beyond Europe for their military capability if they so wish.

EU: Defence

Baroness Knight of Collingtree: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether, following the establishment of the European defence strategy, the United States will no longer share sensitive technological information with the United Kingdom.

Lord Drayson: The United States supports and encourages EU member states working together to improve their defence capabilities, which would be available nationally and to both NATO and the EU. The United States continues to share sensitive technological information with the United Kingdom, as it always has, where it is in our mutual security interests to do so.

Euro

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether their pledge to hold a binding referendum on whether or not the United Kingdom should adopt the euro is still in force; and, if so, whether the pledge will remain in force for the remainder of this Parliament.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The Government's policy on membership of the single currency is unchanged. It remains as set out by the Chancellor in his Statements to the House of Commons in October 1997 and in June 2003.

Films

Lord Lloyd-Webber: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	How many British films have been made that have taken advantage of the tax concessions introduced in 1997; how many of these have been released; and, of those released, how many have been commercially successful.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Freedom of Information

Lord Laird: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether they propose to revise the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 so that no fees are charged for information provided under the Act.

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: Under the Freedom of Information Act, there is an appropriate limit, currently £600 for central government and £450 for other public authorities. This is there to prevent authorities being unable to perform their functions because of FoI requests, for which there has to be an upper limit. Under the current regime, departments can also, where appropriate, charge disbursements for providing information to applicants.
	After the first full year of its implementation, the Government are conducting an assessment of the Freedom of Information Act and considering its impact to ensure that it is operating well. When the fees regime was introduced, Ministers committed to reviewing its operation after a year. However, no decisions have yet been taken about any changes to the regime.

Government Resources: Allocation

Lord Campbell-Savours: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	To what extent government resources are allocated in accordance with (a) census statistics; (b) electoral registration; and (c) other locally related statistics.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The Government aim to allocate resources fairly and efficiently, directed according to need. Statistical data, particularly the Census and other national statistics, play an important role in informing allocative decisions at all levels of government.
	In addition to the Census, government departments draw on a wide range of other locally disaggregated statistics to inform resource and policy decisions.
	Given that the electoral register only provides basic data for a subset of the adult population, with registration rates varying between localities, it is not generally used to inform resource allocations.

Higher Education: Older Students

Baroness Greengross: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What steps have been taken to implement the statement in the Opportunity Age strategy that from 2006 there will be no age limit attached to higher education fee loans for older people.

Lord Adonis: The Government have made the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2006 which provide fee loans for students starting in 2006–07, and fee contribution loans for existing students, without any age limits for older students.

Immigration: Asylum Judges

Baroness Anelay of St Johns: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What progress they have made towards recruiting additional specialist asylum judges to adjudicate the backlog of appeals by asylum seekers.

Baroness Ashton of Upholland: I have been asked to reply. 
	The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) is recruiting an additional 210 fee-paid immigration judges nationally, around 100 of which will be filled by new appointments with the remaining positions being filled by immigration judges who currently have fixed-term non-renewable contracts within the tribunal. It is anticipated that the appointments will be completed by mid-June for London vacancies and the end of September for vacancies in the regions.
	There is currently no backlog of asylum appeals at the AIT. However, between April and September 2005 the AIT accrued a backlog of entry clearance and family visitor appeals due to higher volumes of receipts, particularly family visitor appeals, than anticipated. These appeals were processed by the end of December 2005 and now form part of the tribunal's work in progress. They are currently awaiting appeal bundles from the relevant entry clearance posts and will be heard throughout the remainder of this calendar year. Planning for the clearance of these appeals was not contingent upon the appointments of additional immigration judges from the current competitions.

Iraq: Military Personnel

Lord Garden: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether they have a detailed breakdown of how the reduction of 800 personnel in Iraq, announced on 13 March, is to be achieved, including personnel detailed by service, rank and specialisation where a formed unit is not removed.

Lord Drayson: The reduction of about 800 personnel in Iraq will be achieved by removing two UK infantry companies and two battalion HQs, which in turn enables us to make reductions in support areas such as logistics, equipment support, engineering field support and medical support. In addition, we are also able to withdraw two Sea King helicopters plus their associated crews.

Iraq: Troop Movements

Lord Astor of Hever: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What steps they are taking to reduce the minimum check-in time of four hours for British troops leaving Basra on Royal Air Force flights.

Lord Drayson: Check-in times for those departing from Basra on a RAF C130 is between two hours and one hour before departure. For RAF Tri Star passengers, check-in is between two hours and 40 minutes before departure.

Israel and Palestine: Jericho Prison

Lord Dykes: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What responses they have given to charges that there was collusion between the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel before the withdrawal of United Kingdom monitors and Israel's attack on Jericho prison on 14 March.

Lord Triesman: There was no collusion before the withdrawal. The UK and US consul-generals issued a joint US/UK letter to President Abbas on 8 March 2006, which noted that if the Palestinian Authority (PA) did not: come into full compliance with the Ramallah agreement; make substantive improvements to the security of the monitors; or came to a new agreement with the government of Israel, we would have to withdraw our monitors with immediate effect. In accordance with our obligations under the Ramallah agreement, our ambassador in Tel Aviv informed the Israeli authorities that we were delivering a letter in these terms on 8 March. It was considered too dangerous to inform either Israel or the Palestinian Authority of the actual date of withdrawal.
	On 15 December 2005, our Deputy Head of Mission in Jerusalem informed the PA president's office, that we were concerned about security and that if we felt that the PA could not provide adequate security, we would withdraw the monitors. We also raised our concerns on at least five separate occasions after this point. On 17 and 22 February, our ambassador in Tel Aviv informed the Israeli authorities that we might have to withdraw from the mission due to security concerns. On 10 March, our ambassador in Tel Aviv contacted the Israeli authorities to urge that Israel exercise caution if the monitors had to withdraw.
	The location of the prison meant that it could be observed by Israeli Defence Forces, including when the monitors left the prison.

Maintenance Loans

Baroness Greengross: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What progress has been made towards raising the age limit on maintenance loans to match the state pension age.

Lord Adonis: The age limit on maintenance loans will be increased to 60 for higher education students from the start of the 2006–07 academic year.
	We remain committed in the longer term to giving further consideration to the age limit on the maintenance loan which will include a review of how it interacts with state benefits for pensioners.

Official Gifts

Lord Hanningfield: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What is the job title of the official within HM Revenue and Customs with responsibility for issuing advice in regard to any duty and tax liability on any ministerial gift received overseas and over the normal travellers' allowance.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: No one official has this responsibility. Internal guidance explains the rules, which are then applied as necessary or appropriate by HMRC officials at ports and airports.

Official Gifts

Lord Hanningfield: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	On how many occasions since June 2001 HM Revenue and Customs has issued advice in regard to any duty and tax liability on any ministerial gift received overseas and over the normal travellers' allowance in accordance with section 5 of the Ministerial Code.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Royal Mail

Lord Monson: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 27 February (WA 31), what proportion of Royal Mail's revenues derived from Treasury subventions or financial support in each of the past five years; and how much this represents in monetary terms.

Lord Sainsbury of Turville: Government support for Royal Mail is not treated for accounting purposes as revenues in the companies' profit and loss account. Support has been provided by permitting Royal Mail and POL to utilise accumulated profits held in reserves on the Royal Mail balance sheet and direct funding from government. These amount to £2 billion since 1998. The direct funding related to the urban reinvention programme and Your Guide and were provided as follows:
	
		
			 £ Urban Reinvention Your Guide 
			 2001–02 — — 
			 2002–03 £10,896K £25,000K 
			 2003–04 £72,359K — 
			 2004–05 £72,812K — 
			 2005–06 £17,869K —

Universities: Overseas Students

Baroness Hooper: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	How many students from (a) Commonwealth countries, and (b) overseas territories have studied in British universities over the past three years, both as undergraduates and post-graduates.

Lord Adonis: The latest figures are shown in the table.
	
		Higher education enrolments by students from the Commonwealth countries and British Overseas Territories, at UK HE institutions
		
			  2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 
			 Commonwealth 
			 countries of which: 65,820 72,975 81,780 
			 Undergraduate 30,835 33,090 37,200 
			 Postgraduate 34,985 39,880 44,580 
			 British Overseas 
			 Territories of which: 440 505 505 
			 Undergraduate 280 325 305 
			 Postgraduate 160 185 200 
			 United Kingdom 
			 of which: 1,899,850 1,947,385 1,969,140 
			 Undergraduate 1,542,515 1,580,110 1,602,305 
			 Postgraduate 357,335 367,275 366,835 
		
	
	Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.